THE NEW IPOD

Just as you begin to wander when will ipod begin to drop in sales which seems very unlikely even in the unforeseeable future, there decide to come out with an even smaller version of IPOD...the IPOD Nano..Man even the name sounds cool, what about the look of it.

Well i don't know when exactly did they introduced it until i stumble into the website today. I don't expect myself to be much surprised on the content of their website except for the new Quicktime 7 and the recently introduce Apple mouse, in which the latter i could never use it unless i change my entire system to MAC..

OK i'm deviating from the subject, ok the Ipod nano is very thin and small.. I wander where in the world those engineers manage to squeeze in 1000 songs into that thin space. And honestly speaking the Ipod Nano looks pretty slick to me, pretty tempting at first sight. In fact i prefer this newer nano than the Ipod Mini. Based on the capacity and the little difference in dimensions, i prefer to go for the 20GB Ipod. But now when they came out with it, i said hmmm..ok i m gonna get this, thought the 4gb is slightly cheaper then the 20gb.

For those who happen to stumble on this blog, the specs of this new Ipod can be found on their website, well this is the brief list( actually the more relevant ones, so to speak)

# Holds up to 1,000 songs and full-color album art

# Only 3.5 x 1.6 x 0.27 inches and 1.5 ounces

# Up to 14 hours of battery life(1)

# Bright 1.5-inch color LCD display

Now if someone were to compare other mp3 player with the ubiquitous IPOD, I say that Ipod players are far more appealing to the people in general, primarily because there started the market for Mp3 players. I say Creative is fighting a losing battle to gain the upper hand form Apple Ipod. Fine, there came out with Zen Micro, and the Zen Neon, but so what, popularity with the Ipod definitely gave it the advantage over creative thought the functionality is almost the same, and the design, well except for the Zen Neon, does not offer much difference from the Ipod series. And personally i find the buttons too small to handle and the slick rotary dial wheels on the Apple Ipod, Ipod mini and the Ipod Nano, my preference.

So i say Creative GET LOST!! and go back to making great sound cards for the rest of your corporate life...